Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] dt-bindings: leds: document the "power-supply" property

From: Dan Murphy
Date: Mon Jul 15 2019 - 14:54:25 EST


JJ

On 7/15/19 10:56 AM, Jean-Jacques Hiblot wrote:
Most of the LEDs are powered by a voltage/current regulator. Describing it
in the device-tree makes it possible for the LED core to enable/disable it
when needed.

Signed-off-by: Jean-Jacques Hiblot <jjhiblot@xxxxxx>
---
Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/common.txt | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/common.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/common.txt
index 70876ac11367..539e124b1457 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/common.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/common.txt
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ Optional properties for child nodes:
- panic-indicator : This property specifies that the LED should be used,
if at all possible, as a panic indicator.
+- power-supply : A voltage/current regulator used to to power the LED. When a
Is the phandle to a voltage/current regulator used to to power the LED
+ LED is turned off, the LED core disable its regulator. The
The regulator is only disabled if it is the only consumer and/or the number of users = 0.
+ same regulator can power many LED (or other) devices. It is
+ turned off only when all of its users disabled it.
+
- trigger-sources : List of devices which should be used as a source triggering
this LED activity. Some LEDs can be related to a specific
device and should somehow indicate its state. E.g. USB 2.0
@@ -106,6 +111,7 @@ gpio-leds {
label = "Status";
linux,default-trigger = "heartbeat";
gpios = <&gpio0 0 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
+ power-supply = <&led_regulator>;
};
usb {


Reviewed-by: Dan Murphy <dmurphy@xxxxxx>